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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 21h

It’s time for a congressional hearing to find out what % of ICE recruits come from J6 participant ranks as well as Oath Keepers & Proud Boys. Americans need to know this now + we need an ombudsman for oversight over ICE reinstated. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting

The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...

www.nbcnews.com

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Glen Dunlap @glendunlap.bsky.social · 1d

This is long but well worth the time investment, especially if you have friends or family that are having trouble spotting AI Slop. @banditelli.org

AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h

Obama: As for the president, he has been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes and gold plating the Oval Office and building a ballroom… If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry. He will save you a dance.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)

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JC R WHIT, Ph.D. @jc99whit.bsky.social · 1d

“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is standing next to a woman in a dress at a party .

ALT: a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is standing next to a woman in a dress at a party .

media.tenor.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d

Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.

Insane

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.

He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…

…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.

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SallySparrow✨ @sallysparrow.bsky.social · 1d

a black pirate flag with a skull and crossbones on it

ALT: a black pirate flag with a skull and crossbones on it

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SallySparrow✨ @sallysparrow.bsky.social · 1d

I really want to believe in this guy but I’ve got a case of fool me once …

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Ducking annoying: why has iPhone’s autocorrect function gone haywire?

The internet has been rumbling about autocorrect for years – and now AI is changing how the technology works

www.theguardian.com

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SallySparrow✨ @sallysparrow.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yeah bay scallops are tasty a little sweeter than sea scallops.
I’ve never used bacon grease to sauté them but sounds perfect!
Good luck and enjoy ☺️

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

"But Her Emails" he cried softly

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · Apr 2

What the actual f*ck?!!!

“Members of Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews with three U.S. officials.“

Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say

Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.

wapo.st

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

BREAKING: A federal court permanently blocked part of President Trump's executive order that required unnecessary documentary proof-of-citizenship on the federal voter registration form.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

note how the messaging has shifting from "we're targeting criminals" to "we're deporting everyone"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Kristi Noem: "We will continue to do this work until there are no longer anybody in our communities that's here illegally."

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 1d

americasvoice.org/press_releas...

Mass Deportation: Violence and Abuse of Power are Becoming Routine. 4 Examples From This Week - America's Voice

Washington, DC – This week was filled with fresh examples of the cruelty, chaos, and lack of accountability inherent to this administration’s mass deportation agenda. From U.S. citizens and long-settl...

americasvoice.org

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Andy O'Brien @aobrien2024.bsky.social · 2d

Here is my latest piece about how badly national media - both left and right - have fumbled their reporting on Graham Platner and why so many of us here in Maine really like the guy.
open.substack.com/pub/andyobri...

What the National Media is Missing About Maine's Senate Primary

And why I don't give a shite whether you've summered in Maine.

open.substack.com

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

I heard two judges have ruled that SNAP funds must go out but I still have zero hope it will happen. Am I wrong?

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Nevada regulators have accused Elon Musk’s Boring Co. of nearly 800 environmental violations in the last two years as it digs a sprawling tunnel network beneath Las Vegas for its Tesla-powered “people mover.”

By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and Dayvid Figler

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

www.propublica.org

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Indivisible Georgia District 10 @indivisiblega10.bsky.social · 2d

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SallySparrow✨ @sallysparrow.bsky.social · 1d

I immediately thought this lol

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

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SallySparrow✨ @sallysparrow.bsky.social · 1d

They say ignorance is bliss 🤷🏻‍♀️
By the way
I just compared and statistics say you’re wrong.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Popok: The blue states and cities effectively brought the cases. The red states are suffering, and their AGs are sitting on the sidelines. There’s no red state that brought a case. Think about that: not one red state attorney general brought a case to help prevent starvation and suffering. None.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

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